Study of effect and comparison of two therapeutic exercise protocols on function and pain relief in athletes with long - standing adductor – related groin pai

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• Conditions: chronic groin pain.; muscle strain

• Registration Number: IRCT2016080829269N1
• Lead Sponsor: Research Assistance of Faculty of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Science

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

inclusion criteria:the subjects should be male; suffering from groin pain at hip adductor tendon region; between 18-35 years old; The pain should be chronic with the previous history of minimum two months and accompanied with sport activities; The participants should be of those who are continuing their sport activities more or less; During squeeze test and maximum isometric contraction of hip adductors, they should feel pain that its severity according to VAS must not be more than 5; they should have at least two of following symptoms: a history of morning groin pain and stiffness, nighttime groin pain and groin pain while coughing and sneezing.
Exclusion criteria: inguinal or femoral hernia; prostatitis, urinary tract chronic disorders; referential pain due to 10th thoracic down to 5th lumbar segment; malignant disorders; fracture in pelvis or lower limbs; other injuries of lower limbs; ilioinguinal, genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment; bursitis; osteoarthritis or any other hip joint disorders( according to clinical findings and previous history reported by the subjects); trigger points in adductor muscles belly; NSAID consumption during the study; Lack of cooperation and inability to do therapeutic protocols or to participate in assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified